Bruce Shillingsworth: 'Why are we selling water to make profit?'
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-30
corporate greed Bruce ShillingsworthIssue 1243 Australia Water for the Rivers climate emergency SydneyOctober 30, 2019Mur…
greenleft.org.au/content/bruce-shillingsworth-why-are-we-selling-water-make-profit

27 youth climate activists arrested for Canadian parliament sit-in demanding Green New Deal
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-29
"Climate change is impacting us now, so we're acting now and we expect our politicians to do the same."
nationofchange.org/2019/10/29/27-youth-climate-activists-arrested-for-canadian-parliament-sit-in-demanding-green-new-deal/

How things got so fracking bad in Ohio
Daniel Ross | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-29
Ohio's natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years. But some residents are reporting polluted air and water as a result.
nationofchange.org/2019/10/29/how-things-got-so-fracking-bad-in-ohio/

Climate Funeral March
Extinction Rebellion SF Bay | indybay.org | 2019-10-29
College Ave and Russell Street, Berkeley, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/28/18827667.php

Extinction Rebellion: We need to talk about the future
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-29
This is a love letter to Extinction Rebellion. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/29/extinction-rebellion-we-need-to-talk-about-the-future/

Take Action Now: Declare a Climate Emergency
NationAction | thenation.com | 2019-10-29
Take Action Now: Declare a Climate Emergency…
thenation.com/article/take-action-now-declare-a-climate-emergency/

A 'woke' remake of 'Baby It's Cold Outside': What's next, a climate-change one?
rt.com | 2019-10-29
Super-woke musician John Legend has reportedly "updated" a 1940s classic love song for modern liberal sensibilities, in a downright Orwellian twist to the ongoing US culture war that consumes everything it touches. | "Baby It's Cold Outside," first recorded in 1944, has been covered by many a celebrity duet since — until it ran into the #MeToo minefield last year, and got canceled because some people complained very loudly on social media that its lyrics were about "date rape." Or as CNN chose to phrase it, "some ob…
rt.com/usa/472141-john-legend-baby-cold-outside/

"In terms of the coral reefs and all the dangers to the ecosystems, Mauritius is one of the countries most at risk" -John Foster
Touria Prayag | mronline.org | 2019-10-29
While environmentalist Greta Thunburg was at the UN, John Bellamy Foster, environmental sociologist and editor of the Monthly Review, was in Mauritius to train people on climate change. Weekly had an opportunity to talk to him. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/29/in-terms-of-the-coral-reefs-and-all-the-dangers-to-the-ecosystems-mauritius-is-one-of-the-countries-most-at-risk-john-foster/

Jonathan Safran Foer and the Limits of Liberal Climate Politics
Kate Aronoff | thenation.com | 2019-10-29
Jonathan Safran Foer and the Limits of Liberal Climate Politics…
thenation.com/article/jonathan-safran-foer-we-are-the-weather-climate-review/

Climate Crisis Stokes Flames in California, Putting Disabled People at Risk
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-29
At 10 am on Saturday morning, Cynthia Boaz, 49, packed up her dog, cat and seven chickens to head to her mom and stepdad's home in Santa Rosa. Her and her husband's home in Healdsburg, California, a small town in Sonoma County, was under threat of the Kincade Fire, which started 10 miles east of their home. Their home lost power shortly after she left. | Boaz had evacuated to her parents' house once before, for nine days, when her home was between the Tubbs and Pocket fires of 2017. Then, she w…
truthout.org/articles/climate-crisis-stokes-flames-in-california-putting-disabled-people-at-risk/

As California Burns, Trump Feeds the Cult of Personality
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2019-10-29
As California Burns, Trump Feeds the Cult of Personality…
thenation.com/article/california-trump-baseball-climate/

UN summit tackles climate change-induced threat to mountain water supplies
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-29
The world's mountain and glacier regions are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, imposing a crippling effect on the people and economies that rely on them, the UN's weather agency explained on Tuesday, ahead of a summit to address the world's rapidly-changing water systems.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1050161

Flying above the clouds: the U.S. military and climate change
Martin Hart-Landsberg | mronline.org | 2019-10-29
Climate change is occurring, highlighted by dramatically shifting weather patterns and ever more deadly storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires. And the evidence is overwhelming that it is driven by the steady increase in greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, especially carbon dioxide and methane, produced by our fossil fuel-based economic system. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/29/flying-above-the-clouds-the-u-s-military-and-climate-change/

Gov. Newsom Urged to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Cars by 2030
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2019-10-29
California's New Vehicles Study Must Meet Urgency of Climate Crisis…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/28/18827686.php

As oil companies destroy Houston, community challenges Valero
Mirinda Crissman | workers.org | 2019-10-29
In Houston, a city choked by oil refineries and regulatory capture, people are fighting back against one of the largest contributors to the climate crisis. Regulatory capture is when a regulatory agency, founded to advance the public interest, instead promotes the commercial or political aims of the industry it is . . . | Continue reading As oil companies destroy Houston, community challenges Valero at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44170/

Climate Justice Pop-Up Disruption
whatever | strikedc.org | 2019-10-29
As the wildfires burn in California, we have to deal with the fact that the climate crisis isn't a problem for the future — it's already begun. And as the corporations and politicians that created the climate crisis continue to delay and deny, over 200,000+ people have had to evacuate their homes. But as this … | Continue reading "Climate Justice Pop-Up Disruption"
strikedc.org/index.php/2019/10/29/climate-justice-pop-up-disruption/

The Ocean Cleanup successfully collects ocean plastic, aims to scale design
Rachael Meyer | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-29
The Ocean Cleanup announced that it has created a device that successfully captures plastic waste in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
nationofchange.org/2019/10/29/the-ocean-cleanup-successfully-collects-ocean-plastic-aims-to-scale-design/

Demanding Seat at the Table, Youth Organizers Announce New Wave of Climate Strikes Ahead of UN Talks in Chile
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-29
After millions of people worldwide took to the streets last month for a pair of global climate strikes, youth organizers on Tuesday announced a new wave of actions direct at upcoming United Nations climate talks schedule for December in Santiago, Chile. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/climatestrike.jpeg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/29/demanding-seat-table-youth-organizers-announce-new-wave-climate-strikes-ahead-un?cd-origin=rss

Fueled by Climate Change, California's Raging Wildfires Are Threatening Vulnerable Communities First
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-29
California is bracing for a day of strong winds as climate change-fueled wildfires continue to burn from Los Angeles to north of the Bay Area. After a chaotic weekend of mass evacuations and blackouts that left millions in the dark, firefighters in Sonoma, California, made headway Monday, containing 15% of the massive Kincade fire that has burned nearly 75,000 acres. But as high winds pick up again today, firefighters still face an uphill battle in combating the at least 10 blazes raging across the state, including the growing Getty fire, which erupted in one of Los Angeles's most opulent communities Monday. Fire…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/29/california_fires_leah_stokes_ariel_kelley

Addressing inequality is key if we want to tackle climate chaos
Rasika Sittamparam | thecanary.co | 2019-10-28
This article was co-authored by Karen Bell, senior lecturer in Human Geography and Environmental Justice at the University of the West of England, Bristol. | Recent Extinction Rebellion climate protests included a rally of trade unionists in Trafalgar Square. And this inclusion reflected its message that "the labour and environmental struggles are inextricably related". Martin Empson — who helped gather participants from branches of the NEU, the PCS, a…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/10/28/addressing-inequality-is-key-if-we-want-to-tackle-climate-chaos/

Deep-sea mining threatens ocean, global climate
Patricia Gorky | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-28
There is a new race for resources: the ocean floor. Seabed exploration, a precursor to mining, is underway in remote parts of the Pacific Ocean as corporations and nation-states attempt to catalog the underwater resources.
liberationnews.org/deep-sea-mining/

Jane Fonda: Put Oil and Gas Executives on Trial
The Real News Network | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-26
Before she got arrested at her weekly #FireDrillFriday demonstration, Jane Fonda told TRNN's Dharna Noor that she tried to get Netflix to give her a yearlong hiatus from Grace and Frankie to continue protesting climate inaction.
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/jane-fonda-put-oil-and-gas-executives-on-trial/

Jane Fonda: Put Oil and Gas Executives on Trial
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-25
Before she got arrested at her weekly #FireDrillFriday demonstration, Jane Fonda told TRNN's Dharna Noor that she tried to get Netflix to give her a yearlong hiatus from Grace and Frankie to continue protesting climate inaction.
therealnews.com/stories/jane-fonda-oil-gas-executives-protest

Human Actions Fueling California's Devastating Wildfires
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-25
Tens of thousands have been forced to flee wildfires across the state of California. Human actions, including climate change, are responsible, argues Professor Matthew Hurteau.
therealnews.com/stories/human-actions-fueling-california-wildfires

Climate crisis and fight for a just future
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-25
Climate Jacob AndrewarthaIssue 1242 AustraliaOctober 25, 2019There is currently a resurgence in climate activism across the world. With the recent global Climate Strike and rise of protest groups such as Extinction Rebellion, questions are being posed within the movement of how best to deal with the climate crisis and fight for a just fu…
greenleft.org.au/content/climate-crisis-and-fight-just-future

Labor declares climate emergency, postpones any action til next elections
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-25
Climate Margaret GleesonIssue 1242 AustraliaOctober 25, 2019The past two months have seen a stepping up of protests demanding urgent action to tackle the climate emergency. First was the huge global Climate Strike on September 20 that saw hundreds of thousands mobilise around the country. Then came Extinction Rebellion's (XR) Spring Rebel…
greenleft.org.au/content/labor-declares-climate-emergency-postpones-any-action-til-next-elections

Environmentalists, librarians condemn attacks on right to protest in Queensland
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-25
civil liberties Fred FuentesIssue 1242 Australia Extinction RebellionOctober 25, 2019Environmental group Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) has denounced anti-protester laws passed by Queensland parliament as deceitful, overreaching and ultimately destined to fai…
greenleft.org.au/content/environmentalists-librarians-condemn-attacks-right-protest-queensland

"This Is Oil Country!": Climate Protests and the Left
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-24
The left has a dark secret that is becoming ever harder to ignore: it is riddled with climate scepticism, indifference and denial. Pick your favourite left-progressive writers, check their Twitter timelines and published work for mentions of the climate crisis. Check their level of support for protesters who, despite being arrested and beaten, have finally …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/this-is-oil-country-climate-protests-and-the-left/

XR Co-Founder Discusses Climate Emergency
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-24
Extinction Rebellion ("XR") has hit the world stage like a flash of light with participants in more than 70 countries all within one year's time. Its allure is simply "telling the truth" about the climate crisis… for a change. A breath of fresh air in a world filled with deceit and lies by people in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/xr-co-founder-discusses-climate-emergency/

#ShutDownDC General Meeting–December 6 Strike, Direct Action Training, Lots of Actions
patrick | strikedc.org | 2019-10-24
Thursday, November 7 at 6: 30 pm Malcolm X Opportunity Center13351 Alabama Ave, SE, Washington DCNear the Congress Heights Metro Station (Green/Yellow) The week of September 20th, more than 6 million people all around the world answered the Youth Climate Strike call to action by walking out of school, skipping work and taking bold action for climate … | Continue reading "#ShutDownDC General Meeting–December 6 Strike, Direct Action Training, Lots of Actions"
strikedc.org/index.php/2019/10/24/shutdowndc-general-meeting-december-6-strike-direct-action-training-lots-of-actions/

Wednesday's Daily Brief: New food agency partnership for children, conference on solidarity for Venezuela, snow leopard at risk of extinction
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-23
A recap of Wednesday's top stories: UN food agency partnership to feed millions of hungry children; Solidarity conference for 4.5 million Venezuelans on the move; new panel to aid internally displaced persons; healthy working conditions still not universal – UN rights expert; Environment Programme to help endangered snow leopard.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049891

Congress Holds Hearing on Big Oil's War on Climate Science
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-23
The House Oversight Committee heard testimony about the fossil fuel industry's multimillion dollar campaign to suppress knowledge of their contributions to the climate crisis.
therealnews.com/columns/congress-hearing-big-oil-war-on-climate-science

#ShutDownDC — What's Next? We've got some ideas
patrick | strikedc.org | 2019-10-16
Over the past several months we have seen an unprecedented escalation in our movements for climate justice. On September 20, millions of young people all over the world skipped school to join one of the largest youth-led protests in history. Then on September 23rd, we shut down traffic into the nation's capital during the morning … | Continue reading "#ShutDownDC — What's Next? We've got some ideas…"
strikedc.org/index.php/2019/10/16/shutdowndc-whats-next-weve-got-some-ideas/

Where are the Young Voices in the Media?
Uma Menon | progressive.org | 2019-10-16
Youth activism is clearly on the rise today, particularly in regard to gun control and climate change. Yet the stories about these involvements are hardly ever told by young people.
progressive.org/op-eds/young-voices-in-the-media-menon-191016/